Tempting the Tempter: : : Imitatio Christi and the encounters of Quattrocento holy women with the Devil / / Amy R. Huesman.

"Tempting the Tempter considers how far fifteenth-century Italian mystics would go to imitate Christ, even in his encounters with the Devil in the desert. This work explores how these women actively pursued encounters with the Devil, and how these private temptations prepared them for a public...

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Superior document:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; volume 204
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Place / Publishing House:Leiden : : BRILL,, 2023.
Year of Publication:2023
Edition:1st ed.
Language:English
Series:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; volume 204.
Physical Description:1 online resource (vi, 226 pages) :; illustrations.
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